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Map showing the location of volcanoes and geological fault lines of Sumatra The geography of Sumatra is dominated by a mountain range called Bukit Barisan (lit: "a row of hills"). The mountain range spans nearly 1,700 km (1,100 mi) from the north to the south of the island, and it was formed by movement of the Australian tectonic plate . [ 9 ]
Map of volcanoes in Indonesia. Indonesia is a volcanically active country, containing numerous major volcanoes. With 76 volcanoes that have erupted at least 1,171 times in total within historical times. [1] [2] [3] The Smithsonian Institution has 141 Indonesian entries in its volcano database. [4]
Ruang is the southernmost stratovolcano in the Sangihe Islands arc, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.It comprises an island 4 by 5 kilometres (2.5 mi × 3.1 mi) wide. The summit contains a partial lava dome and reaches some 725 metres (2,379 ft) in altitude.
It is the most active volcano in Indonesia and has erupted regularly since 1548. It is located approximately 28 km (17 mi) north of Yogyakarta city which has a population of 2.4 million. Thousands of people live on the flanks of the volcano, with villages as high as 1,700 m (5,577 ft) above sea level .
Mount Agung (Balinese: ᬕᬸᬦᬸᬂ ᬅᬕᬸᬂ, romanized: gunung āgung, Indonesian: Gunung Agung) is an active volcano in Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia. It is located southeast of Mount Batur volcano, also in Bali. [4]
Mount Rinjani (Sasak: Gunong Rinjani, Indonesian: Gunung Rinjani) is an active volcano in Indonesia on the island of Lombok. Administratively the mountain is in the Regency of North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (Indonesian: Nusa Tenggara Barat, NTB). It rises to 3,726 metres (12,224 ft), making it the second highest volcano in Indonesia. [2]
The Semeru (Javanese: ꦱꦼꦩꦺꦫꦸ), or Mount Semeru (Javanese: ꦒꦸꦤꦸꦁ ꦱꦼꦩꦺꦫꦸ, Indonesian: Gunung Semeru) is an active volcano located in East Java, Indonesia. It is located in a subduction zone, where the Indo-Australian plate subducts under the Eurasia plate . [ 3 ]
Mount Sinabung is a Pleistocene-to-Holocene stratovolcano. [11] It is located in a relatively cool area on a fertile plateau with mountains bounding the north. [12] The summit crater of the volcano has a complex, longer form due to vents migrating on the N-S line. [11]